SAP S/4HANA FICO Controlling Lead

The SAP S/4HANA FICO Controlling Lead will serve as a trusted advisor to business and technology stakeholders, leading the design and implementation of advanced SAP Finance and Controlling solutions. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in SAP Controlling, with experience in Product Costing, Material Ledger, Margin Analysis, and a strong understanding of end-to-end financial processes within complex global organizations.

What You Will Do

The role will involve leading end-to-end design, configuration, and deployment of SAP Finance and Controlling solutions across large-scale SAP S/4HANA transformation programs. The candidate will drive solution architecture and business process design, lead requirements gathering, and support financial process integration across General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and other SAP modules.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of SAP FICO consulting experience, with significant focus on SAP Controlling (CO). They will have experience leading 4-8 full lifecycle SAP implementations, including multiple SAP S/4HANA transformation programs, and a strong understanding of accounting principles, including IFRS and GAAP.

Requirements

• 8+ years of SAP FICO consulting experience with significant focus on SAP Controlling (CO)
• Experience leading 4-8 full lifecycle SAP implementations, including multiple SAP S/4HANA transformation programs
• Proven experience serving as FICO or Controlling Lead on 3-6 or more enterprise implementations
• Strong expertise in SAP Finance and Controlling, including General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Fixed Assets (FA), Cost Center Accounting (CCA), Profit Center Accounting (PCA), Internal Orders, Product Costing (CO-PC), Material Ledger, Margin Analysis / CO-PA, Cost Object Controlling
• Demonstrated experience supporting Controlling/Managerial accounting processes across industries
• Strong understanding of accounting principles including IFRS and GAAP
• Experience designing SAP organizational and managerial structures, controlling areas, chart of accounts, cost center hierarchies, and profitability reporting structures
• Experience integrating SAP FICO with MM, SD, PP, PM, and other SAP modules
• Experience supporting financial close, profitability analysis, cost allocations, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting processes
• Experience managing onsite and offshore delivery teams
• Strong client-facing communication, stakeholder management, facilitation, and problem-solving skills
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA Public or Private Cloud transformations (Plus)
• Experience within manufacturing, industrial, consumer products, life sciences, or process industry organizations
• Knowledge of financial planning, profitability management, and enterprise performance management initiatives
• Experience supporting global ERP transformation programs with complex international requirements
• SAP S/4HANA Finance and/or SAP Management Accounting certification preferred

Benefits

• Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F)
• Company paid holidays
• Personal Days
• Sick Leave
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada)
• Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada)
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee assistance programs